{"id":2582,"date":"2025-05-13T14:04:53","date_gmt":"2025-05-13T14:04:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bangbizarre.com\/index.php\/2025\/05\/13\/tea-and-chocolate-are-as-good-as-drugs-at-lowering-blood-pressure\/"},"modified":"2025-05-13T14:04:54","modified_gmt":"2025-05-13T14:04:54","slug":"tea-and-chocolate-are-as-good-as-drugs-at-lowering-blood-pressure","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bangbizarre.com\/index.php\/2025\/05\/13\/tea-and-chocolate-are-as-good-as-drugs-at-lowering-blood-pressure\/","title":{"rendered":"Tea and chocolate are as good as drugs at lowering blood pressure"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>2025-05-13 14:04:53<\/b><br \/>\n<BR>A cup of tea and a bar of chocolate are as good as drugs at reducing high blood pressure.<BR><br \/>\nA study at the University of Surrey has revealed that naturally occurring compounds in a cuppa and confectionery treats can improve blood pressure and the health of blood vessels.<BR><br \/>\nThe compounds are called flavan-3-ols and are found in cocoa, tea, apples and grapes.<BR><br \/>\nResearchers say they &#8220;show promise in improving blood pressure and vascular function, but are currently not used for cardiovascular prevention&#8221;.<BR><br \/>\nThe study found that regularly eating flavan-3-ols can lead to a reduction in blood pressure readings, particularly in individuals with elevated or high blood pressure.<BR><br \/>\nProfessor Christian Heiss, lead author of the study, said: &#8220;The findings are encouraging for those looking for accessible ways to manage their blood pressure and support their heart health through enjoyable dietary changes.&#8221;<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/bangbizarre.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"> Visit Bang Bizarre (main website) <\/a><br \/>\n<br \/><script src=\"https:\/\/geo.dailymotion.com\/player\/xtbac.js\" data-video=\"\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>2025-05-13 14:04:53 A cup of tea and a bar of chocolate are as good as drugs at reducing high blood pressure. A study at the University of Surrey has revealed&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2456,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2582","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-bizarre"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/bangbizarre.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2582","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/bangbizarre.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/bangbizarre.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bangbizarre.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bangbizarre.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2582"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/bangbizarre.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2582\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2583,"href":"https:\/\/bangbizarre.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2582\/revisions\/2583"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bangbizarre.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2456"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bangbizarre.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2582"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bangbizarre.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2582"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bangbizarre.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2582"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}